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Dell Adamo

Dell Adamo, available for purchase from Dell's website in March 2009, is a sleek laptop that many see as an attempt by Dell to replicate the coolness factor of Apple's laptops  (surprisingly, it also matches the Mac's price: the Adamo is offered in two models priced at $1,999 and $2,699).  Who is this laptop targeted for? Critics are wondering themselves. Many see it as a diversion of Dell's traditional target market who are people who want value, functionality, flexibility, performance, and choice, and have little regard for the coolness factor which, they argue, should be left to its undisputed owner: the Apple Macbooks.

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Dell Adamo
MSRP $1,999.00
Release date March, 2009
Brand Dell
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Pros & Cons

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9 reviews
29
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1 positive
1 mixed
7 negative

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Pros:
Do you agree?
extremely thin (0.65-inch vs the 0.76-inch Macbook Air)
+7agreedisagree

128GB SSD storage
+6agreedisagree

background-lid keyboard
+5agreedisagree

aesthetically pleasing
+1agreedisagree

Cons:
Do you agree?
Intel graphics
+7agreedisagree

extremely expensive
+6agreedisagree

regular laptop battery life (2.5 hours)
+5agreedisagree

non-removable battery
+4agreedisagree

constructed of multiple materials - lots of plastic
+3agreedisagree

various build issues
+3agreedisagree

weak dual 1.2GHz CPU
+3agreedisagree

no internal dvd-drive
+1agreedisagree

far from the weight of an ultra-portable (4 pounds)
-2agreedisagree

it's a Dell
-4agreedisagree


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Details

In terms of design, the Adamo is actually thinner than the current Macbook (.65" vs .95", even thicker than the macbook air! .65" vs .75") and lighter than Macbook (4 lb vs 5.5 lb, but heavier than macbook air - 4 lb vs 3 lb) and it is also a unibody aluminum construction (same as mac). It has a razor sharp edge around the monitor, and flat closely spaced blacklit keyboard buttons similar to the mac.  Unlike previous dell laptops, this one is minimalist: the usual brand and and regulatory stickers have been removed and the information has been removed to the bottom. It also has a handful of LED lights, as opposed to the wide array of lighting selection offered in other models.  Dell also created a custom Windows Vista theme for the system, called Adamo Ice. 

It has a 1.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo U9300 (notably slower than the macbook 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and a little slower than the macbook air which is at 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo). All three laptops (Adamo, Macbook and Macbook air) have 2 GB RAM.  This one will have a flash storage disk of 128 GB SSD. 

Features 

  • 1.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor with Centrino technology
  • Genuine Windows Vista®  Home Premium Service Pack 1 64-Bit
  • 2GB 800MHz DDR3 dual-channel memory
  • 128GB solid state drive
  • Super-thin 13.4-inch 16:9 (High Definition; 720p) WLED display
  • Full-size keyboard with back-lighting and scalloped, metallic key cap design
  • Integrated 1.3 megapixel camera and integrated digital microphone
  • IO: Display Port, USBx3 (1 eSATA combination), Audio Out and integrated RJ-45 port
  • Communications: Gigabit LOM, Bluetooth 2.1, 802.11n (3x3)
  • 5+ hr battery life using Li-Polymer cells; 40 Whr
  • Dimensions: (w x d x h) 13.03 x 9.5 x 0.65 in (331 x 242 x 16.39 mm)
  • Weight: 1.81 kg (4.0 lb)
  • 90 Days of Adamo Premium Service (US Only) (Select Configurations)

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timlawrenz

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April 14, 2009
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ProSCORE
50
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2 pros
2 cons
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • background-lid keyboard
  • aesthetically pleasing

Cons

  • Intel graphics
  • no internal dvd-drive

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eurasianbro

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October 11, 2009
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ProSCORE
25
negative
mixed
positive
3 pros
9 cons

Pros

  • extremely thin (0.65-inch vs the 0.76-inch Macbook Air)
  • 128GB SSD storage
  • aesthetically pleasing

Cons

  • Intel graphics
  • extremely expensive
  • regular laptop battery life (2.5 hours)
  • non-removable battery
  • constructed of multiple materials - lots of plastic
  • various build issues
  • weak dual 1.2GHz CPU
  • no internal dvd-drive
  • far from the weight of an ultra-portable (4 pounds)

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Yale

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April 13, 2009
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ProSCORE
25
negative
mixed
positive
3 pros
9 cons
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • extremely thin (0.65-inch vs the 0.76-inch Macbook Air)
  • 128GB SSD storage
  • aesthetically pleasing

Cons

  • Intel graphics
  • extremely expensive
  • regular laptop battery life (2.5 hours)
  • non-removable battery
  • constructed of multiple materials - lots of plastic
  • various build issues
  • weak dual 1.2GHz CPU
  • far from the weight of an ultra-portable (4 pounds)
  • it's a Dell

Competitors

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fractalhorizon

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October 11, 2009
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ProSCORE
30
negative
mixed
positive
3 pros
7 cons

Pros

  • extremely thin (0.65-inch vs the 0.76-inch Macbook Air)
  • 128GB SSD storage
  • background-lid keyboard

Cons

  • Intel graphics
  • extremely expensive
  • regular laptop battery life (2.5 hours)
  • non-removable battery
  • constructed of multiple materials - lots of plastic
  • various build issues
  • weak dual 1.2GHz CPU

Competitors

fractalhorizon prefers Apple MacBook Air over Dell Adamo
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meatbyproducts

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November 2, 2009
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ProSCORE
33
negative
mixed
positive
3 pros
6 cons

Pros

  • extremely thin (0.65-inch vs the 0.76-inch Macbook Air)
  • background-lid keyboard
  • aesthetically pleasing

Cons

  • Intel graphics
  • extremely expensive
  • regular laptop battery life (2.5 hours)
  • non-removable battery
  • constructed of multiple materials - lots of plastic
  • weak dual 1.2GHz CPU

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Henk Poley

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May 17, 2009
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ProSCORE
38
negative
mixed
positive
3 pros
5 cons

Pros

  • extremely thin (0.65-inch vs the 0.76-inch Macbook Air)
  • 128GB SSD storage
  • background-lid keyboard

Cons

  • Intel graphics
  • extremely expensive
  • regular laptop battery life (2.5 hours)
  • non-removable battery
  • no internal dvd-drive

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kslkguard

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October 22, 2009
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ProSCORE
0
negative
mixed
positive
0 pros
6 cons

Pros

Did not agree with any pros

Cons

  • Intel graphics
  • extremely expensive
  • regular laptop battery life (2.5 hours)
  • various build issues
  • weak dual 1.2GHz CPU
  • no internal dvd-drive

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salimfadhley

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October 9, 2009
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ProSCORE
100
negative
mixed
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2 pros
0 cons
want itwant it

Pros

  • extremely thin (0.65-inch vs the 0.76-inch Macbook Air)
  • 128GB SSD storage

Cons

Did not agree with any cons

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Josep

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May 23, 2009
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0
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0 pros
2 cons

Pros

Did not agree with any pros

Cons

  • Intel graphics
  • extremely expensive

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Kevin VanGelder

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May 15, 2009
ProSCORE
100
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mixed
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3 pros
0 cons

Pros

  • extremely thin (0.65-inch vs the 0.76-inch Macbook Air)
  • 128GB SSD storage
  • background-lid keyboard

Cons

Did not agree with any cons

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